The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is eyeing infant and toddler development as a new governance benchmark and urged local government units (LGUs) to strengthen early childhood ...

Gaps in Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) programs will hurt long-term labor productivity in the Philippines, according to a study conducted by government think tank Philippine Institute for ...

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is moving to strengthen early childhood development by exploring ...

Early Childhood Care and Development, or ECCD, is a field of work that focuses on the holistic development of children. ECCD aims to ensure young children’s well-being by supporting their development ...

FOLLOWING the first reported rise of child stunting in the Philippines in 10 years, Senate President Win Gatchalian is seeking the mobilization of local government units to reverse the trend.

In 2015, 77.1 percent of Cambodia’s three to four year-year olds did not have access to Early Childhood Education, due to the lack of pre-school facilities. Under the Early Childhood Care and ...

MANILA, Philippines – The Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) Council, the Department of Education (DepED), and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) launched this February ...

A PHILIPPINE Senator called on local government units to provide better Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) programs to combat malnutrition. “We need to mobilize our local government units in ...

CEBU, Philippines - As parents, we are all for the wellbeing of our children. But do you know that the state is also mandated and has the obligation to ensure the welfare of all children? Recognizing ...

Every weekday morning in Barangay Tuod, Manticao, Misamis Oriental, children gather inside a modest Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) Center to sing songs, listen to stories, play games, and ...

THE Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) law needs to be supported by more funding for programs that affect nutrition, the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) said. “These include ...